Acknowledging the Repatriation Claims of Unacknowledged California Tribes

Goldberg, Carole

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“…It is derided by some Native Americans who see it as another step in the long history of attempts to define "Native American groups" in ways that facilitate their control and manipulation by oppressive governmental agencies. In California, for instance, many groups that by any even-handed definition are authentic "tribes" have failed to receive official recognition by the federal government, or have had their federal recognition removed, and thus are denied full access to the provision of NAGPRA (Goldberg, 1997;Walker, 1995).…”

Section: Descendant Rightsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Bioarchaeological Ethics: A Historical Perspective on the Value of Human Remains

Walker

2007

Biological Anthropology of the Human Skeleton

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The rapidity of technological and cultural change in current times is forcing us to confront a myriad of moral dilemmas over issues as wide ranging as the ethics of cloning humans, the ownership of our genetic material, and the rights of animals relative to those of humans. These ethical issues concern the very nature of what it means to be human and our relationships, not only to other people, but also to the plants and animals that sustain us.The enormous strides we have taken toward human equality during this century mean that formerly disenfranchised and enslaved members of minority groups are beginning to gain power and control over their lives. In many countries there has been a decline in the political dominance and moral authority of organized religions. Notions of multiculturalism and a growing acceptance of the moral principle of not discriminating against people based on gender, ethnicity, or religious beliefs mean that there is no longer a shared set of cultural values we can use for guidance in dealing with moral issues (Cottingham, 1994).This increased tolerance of cultural diversity poses ethical dilemmas because, as the

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Section: Descendant Rightsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Bioarchaeological Ethics: A Historical Perspective on the Value of Human Remains

Walker

2007

Biological Anthropology of the Human Skeleton

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“…A Pomo reservation in Coast Miwok territory would have further erased Coast Miwok from the Marin-Sonoma coast, particularly if it facilitated the development of casinos and golf courses. Such perceived effrontery pushed individuals who identified with a Coast Miwok heritage into setting out their relationships to one another and to historical Miwok territory (Goldberg 1997). These discussions eventually led to the opening of a Miwok office in Petaluma and to initiation of the tedious process of applying to the BIA for formal recognition.…”

Section: Tribal Recognitionmentioning

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Managing Place and Identity: The Marin Coast Miwok Experience

Sokolove¹,

Fairfax²,

Holland³

2002

Geographical Review

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Group identity serves as a mechanism for claiming rights of control and access to land in the United States. Public land managers face myriad identity-based claims to land in their care. Identity shapes claims that must appear valid within the strictures of a legal system created by a dominant culture to serve its interests. The very form of those systems-f which public lands are a large part-makes possible the expression of particular forms of identity. The story of the Coast Miwok community and the Point Reyes National Seashore suggests that geographical links among identity, landscape, and historyare actively constructed through political work and rarely are as obvious as they first appear. Both the formal legal process of federal tribal recognition and restoration and the far less formal Coast Miwok claims to land at Point Reyes National Seashore teach important lessons about neotraditional identity-based claims to public land.

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“…Whether non-recognized or recognized, Indians speak to the repatriation of graves, human remains, and the protection of cultural resources such as sacred sites. 82 The link between tribal recognition by the government, the establishment of federal services, and a modicum of trust acreage is closely identified with the need to preserve Native culture in which sacred places assume prominence. Some observers in California or other states would reject recognition for so many Indian communities because, as they allege, Indian communities want to establish casinos, which is an alternative and sustainable economic pursuit on reservations in California and elsewhere in the nation.…”

Section: The California Situationmentioning

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The Continuing Saga of Indian Land Claims: Not All Aboriginal Territory is Truly Irredeemable

Sutton¹

2000

American Indian Culture and Research Journal

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Acknowledging the Repatriation Claims of Unacknowledged California Tribes

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Bioarchaeological Ethics: A Historical Perspective on the Value of Human Remains

Bioarchaeological Ethics: A Historical Perspective on the Value of Human Remains

Managing Place and Identity: The Marin Coast Miwok Experience

The Continuing Saga of Indian Land Claims: Not All Aboriginal Territory is Truly Irredeemable

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